Politics & Government News

10:59 AM on Thursday, June 25

Caandian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s in favor reopening embassies in Iran and Venezuela that his predecessors closed

10:52 AM on Thursday, June 25

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says relations between the United States and its Gulf Arab partners are rock solid despite concerns expressed by some about being left out of discussions aimed at ending the war with Iran

9:35 AM on Thursday, June 25

9:18 AM on Thursday, June 25

A top official at the National Park Service says a liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project

9:05 AM on Thursday, June 25

Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis has announced the closure of the temporary immigration center known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

9:00 AM on Thursday, June 25

A U.S. senator is warning of a Trump administration plan to remove over 500 children from the country, bypassing legal protections, in a letter sent to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday

8:23 AM on Thursday, June 25

A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot

8:07 AM on Thursday, June 25

Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a Republican bill requiring photo ID for mail voting in Ohio

7:32 AM on Thursday, June 25

World leaders and Venezuela related celebrities are reacting with offers and solidarity after two powerful earthquakes shook the South American nation on Wednesday, killing at least 164 people, injuring more than 1,000 and trapping many beneath collapsed buildings

7:30 AM on Thursday, June 25

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation

7:17 AM on Thursday, June 25

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border

7:11 AM on Thursday, June 25

The Supreme Court has struck down a Hawaii law requiring people to get permission to carry guns into places such as stores and hotels

6:00 AM on Thursday, June 25

5:17 AM on Thursday, June 25

The Supreme Court has voted 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation

4:06 AM on Thursday, June 25

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is endorsing Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary

3:11 AM on Thursday, June 25

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is moving air defenses to protect key targets like Moscow as Ukrainian drones hit deep inside the country

2:01 AM on Thursday, June 25

A series of Norman Rockwell sketches of scenes from the West Wing lobby is going on public display for the first time

11:11 PM on Wednesday, June 24

The British military says a cargo ship traveling through the Strait of Hormuz on a United Nations-approved route was hit by a projectile

10:31 PM on Wednesday, June 24

Police in Kenya have detained hundreds of people and fired tear gas as families of those killed in anti-government protests two years ago marched to Parliament demanding compensation and justice

5:45 PM on Wednesday, June 24

A missing Chicago couple were among a number of bodies found last week on the outskirts of Mexico City, their family confirmed on Wednesday